Alan Williams is Professor of Aviation Management in the School of Aviation at Massey University in New Zealand. He is also a Visiting Fellow in Management Studies at Wolfson College, Cambridge and has held visiting professorships at the Aetna School of Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and at Sun-Yat Sen University in Guangzhou. His current research interests lie in the areas of both aeropolitics and market modernization especially in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.

'Professor Alan Williams's new book, Contemporary Issues Shaping China's Civil Aviation Policy, breaks new ground in its field and will be of use both to academics and policy makers interested in the subject. As the PRC is fast becoming a major player in civil aviation, this work ably fills a gap in the literature.' Malcolm Warner, Wolfson College and Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK 'This authoritative study could not be more timely, as China launches its programme to build large indigenous commercial aircraft to rival Boeing and Airbus.' Peter Nolan, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

• Chapter 1 The Evolutionary Path of Market Reform in China 1949'“2008; Chapter 2 China's Continuing Search for an Efficient Multi-modal Transport System; Chapter 3 The Roles of Civil Aviation Industry in the Great Western Development Strategy; Chapter 4 National Administrative Reform and its Consequences for Civil Aviation; Chapter 5 The Reform and Modernization of the Domestic Airline Market; Chapter 6 The Entry by Chinese Airlines into the International Passenger Market; Chapter 7 The Growing Strategic Importance of Air Cargo Services; Chapter 8 The Golden Triangle: The Leading Edge of Chinese Aviation; Chapter 9 The National Quest for a Viable Broad Spectrum Aerospace Industry; Chapter 10 Some Organizational Problems and Competitive Market Uncertainties; Chapter 11 ASEAN, Open Skies, and the Search for New Market Opportunities; Chapter 12 Some Major Issues Shaping the Future for China's Civil Aviation Industry;

Alan Williams is Professor of Aviation Management in the School of Aviation at Massey University in New Zealand. He is also a Visiting Fellow in Management Studies at Wolfson College, Cambridge and has held visiting professorships at the Aetna School of Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and at Sun-Yat Sen University in Guangzhou. His current research interests lie in the areas of both aeropolitics and market modernization especially in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.

'Professor Alan Williams's new book, Contemporary Issues Shaping China's Civil Aviation Policy, breaks new ground in its field and will be of use both to academics and policy makers interested in the subject. As the PRC is fast becoming a major player in civil aviation, this work ably fills a gap in the literature.' Malcolm Warner, Wolfson College and Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK 'This authoritative study could not be more timely, as China launches its programme to build large indigenous commercial aircraft to rival Boeing and Airbus.' Peter Nolan, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

• Chapter 1 The Evolutionary Path of Market Reform in China 1949'“2008; Chapter 2 China's Continuing Search for an Efficient Multi-modal Transport System; Chapter 3 The Roles of Civil Aviation Industry in the Great Western Development Strategy; Chapter 4 National Administrative Reform and its Consequences for Civil Aviation; Chapter 5 The Reform and Modernization of the Domestic Airline Market; Chapter 6 The Entry by Chinese Airlines into the International Passenger Market; Chapter 7 The Growing Strategic Importance of Air Cargo Services; Chapter 8 The Golden Triangle: The Leading Edge of Chinese Aviation; Chapter 9 The National Quest for a Viable Broad Spectrum Aerospace Industry; Chapter 10 Some Organizational Problems and Competitive Market Uncertainties; Chapter 11 ASEAN, Open Skies, and the Search for New Market Opportunities; Chapter 12 Some Major Issues Shaping the Future for China's Civil Aviation Industry;

Alan Williams is Professor of Aviation Management in the School of Aviation at Massey University in New Zealand. He is also a Visiting Fellow in Management Studies at Wolfson College, Cambridge and has held visiting professorships at the Aetna School of Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and at Sun-Yat Sen University in Guangzhou. His current research interests lie in the areas of both aeropolitics and market modernization especially in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.

'Professor Alan Williams's new book, Contemporary Issues Shaping China's Civil Aviation Policy, breaks new ground in its field and will be of use both to academics and policy makers interested in the subject. As the PRC is fast becoming a major player in civil aviation, this work ably fills a gap in the literature.' Malcolm Warner, Wolfson College and Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK 'This authoritative study could not be more timely, as China launches its programme to build large indigenous commercial aircraft to rival Boeing and Airbus.' Peter Nolan, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

• Chapter 1 The Evolutionary Path of Market Reform in China 1949'“2008; Chapter 2 China's Continuing Search for an Efficient Multi-modal Transport System; Chapter 3 The Roles of Civil Aviation Industry in the Great Western Development Strategy; Chapter 4 National Administrative Reform and its Consequences for Civil Aviation; Chapter 5 The Reform and Modernization of the Domestic Airline Market; Chapter 6 The Entry by Chinese Airlines into the International Passenger Market; Chapter 7 The Growing Strategic Importance of Air Cargo Services; Chapter 8 The Golden Triangle: The Leading Edge of Chinese Aviation; Chapter 9 The National Quest for a Viable Broad Spectrum Aerospace Industry; Chapter 10 Some Organizational Problems and Competitive Market Uncertainties; Chapter 11 ASEAN, Open Skies, and the Search for New Market Opportunities; Chapter 12 Some Major Issues Shaping the Future for China's Civil Aviation Industry;